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Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
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Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
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Mytiloida
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Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
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Paratype MNHN Paris, interior of right valve, exterior of both valves
Paratype MNHN Paris, interior of right valve, exterior of both valves
Post-larvae fixed on gastropod probably Protolyra thorvaldssoni (det. A. Warén)
Post-larvae fixed on gastropod probably Protolyra thorvaldssoni (det. A. Warén)
In situ at Menez-Gwen vent field, with limpets Lepetodrilus atlanticus on the shells; Atos cruise
In situ at Menez-Gwen vent field, with limpets Lepetodrilus atlanticus on the shells; Atos cruise
Paratype MNHN Paris, interior of right valve, exterior of both valves
Post-larvae fixed on gastropod probably Protolyra thorvaldssoni (det. A. Warén)
In situ at Menez-Gwen vent field, with limpets Lepetodrilus atlanticus on the shells; Atos cruise
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith